Barrackville, WV

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Barrackville, West Virginia

Barrackville, West Virginia, in Marion county, is 65 miles S of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of the year 2000 census, 1,288 people lived in Barrackville.

The People and Families of Barrackville

In Barrackville, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Barrackville had a median family income of $42,969. Many people in Barrackville make a good living. The town doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line.

Crime and Safety

A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Barrackville.

Barrackville Housing

An estimated 86% of living spaces in Barrackville are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The town housing isn't the newest - the average home age is greater here than you'll find elsewhere.

Commuting

In Barrackville, 95% of commuters drive to work. Walking to work is pretty rare in Barrackville.

High Points

Barrackville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in West Virginia):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 11%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
Median Family Income (vs. State)	Top 18%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Barrackville, WV

Comparing Barrackville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in West Virginia (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	65 miles S of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Marion
P.O. Box Zip Codes	26559
Phone Area Codes	304
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.504
Longitude	-80.166

Station	FAIRMONT
Distance	3.1 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	38 to 64 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Station	MORGANTOWN LOCK & DAM
Distance	13.2 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 83 F
Oct Temp	44 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.3 inches

Station	MORGANTOWN HART AP
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	42.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,288	100%
Male	602	46.7%
Female	686	53.3%
Under 18	296	23%
18+	992	77%
65+	218	16.9%
Median Age	39.4
Average Family Size	2.9
White	1,224	95%
African-American	50	3.9%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.2%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	10	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	7	0.5%
Median Family Income (1999)	$42,969
Population In Poverty	135	10.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,290
Growth	2
Growth %	0.2%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	20.6%
German	15.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.8%
Irish	10.5%
English	10.4%
Italian	7.8%
Polish	6.6%
French (except Basque)	3.2%
Scotch-Irish	3.1%
Dutch	2.9%
Scottish	1.7%
European	1.3%
Hungarian	0.9%
Welsh	0.9%
Iranian	0.6%
British	0.6%
Slovak	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Russian	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Barrackville	1,288	$42,969
Fairmont	19,097	$37,126
Farmington	387	$39,688
Grant Town	657	$29,250
Monongah	939	$33,000
Pleasant Valley	3,124	$43,036
Rivesville	913	$35,417

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